Three days later, everything went smoothly for Yang Mei. The second wife also received a letter from her elder sister, inviting her to the Mingxiang Pavilion teahouse for tea.
She acquired a new can of Beiyuan tea, took it to a teahouse, and had a professional tea master brew it for her and her younger sister to try.
After dressing up, Madam Zheng leisurely went to Mingxiang Pavilion. After finishing her tea, she walked to the door and was about to say goodbye to her elder sister when suddenly, a woman bumped into her.
Looking up, wasn't this a "familiar face"? After hearing what Jiang Lanling said.
Zheng Jin was "greatly alarmed" and, unable to make a decision on his own, had no choice but to take her to the old lady Hou.
The old lady was quite curious when she saw Zheng Jin bring a middle-aged woman with him.
"Who is this lady brought by the Second Madam...?" The head maid of the old lady stepped forward and asked softly.
Granny Lu recognized Jiang Lanling at a glance and whispered a few words in the old lady's ear.
Madam Hou frowned, thinking that Jiang Lanling might feel the compensation given last time was insufficient and cause trouble again!
After the second son's wife made an excuse to dismiss everyone and took out the account books, Old Madam Hou took a look and couldn't help but scoff.
There is irrefutable evidence, witnesses (Jiang Lanling), and bystanders (Zheng Jin's elder sister).
Zheng Jin's elder sister didn't come along, and Jiang Lanling knelt on the ground.
"Please forgive me, madam. This book is what I was doing while cleaning the house today."
I accidentally knocked over a cabinet, and as soon as I picked it up, my husband lunged at me to kill me!
In a panic, he ran to the teahouse and happened to run into the second wife. Unexpectedly, he was taken into the Marquis's mansion.
"What is the purpose of this? I am truly puzzled, but my son and daughter and I are all honest and law-abiding people. Why have we been brought to the Marquis's residence?"
The old lady didn't even lift her eyelids when she heard what she said; whether she believed it or not was still unknown.
However, with so much evidence and such clear accounts, a little investigation would reveal the truth.
This time, even if the Marquis and his wife wanted to get away with it, it would be impossible, especially since the old lady had no intention of protecting Gu Xiao at all.
A little pug called out "Mama, Mama!" to cheer her up, so the old lady could tolerate his slight antics.
But if she did something that could hinder the Marquis, the Second Madam wouldn't need to go to such great lengths; the Old Madam wouldn't show any favoritism whatsoever!
Right now, the old lady was flipping through the account book, and only Granny Lu was serving her in the room.
As soon as she moved her hand, Granny Lu quickly stepped forward to take it.
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Yang Yiniang somehow offended the old lady at Ronghua Garden and was beaten three times with a cane and kicked out by the old lady's men.
Even the second wife couldn't get involved; she was sent to the estate that very day.
Zheng Jin sighed, he hadn't expected Gu Ting and Gu Xiao to be so vicious!
When it came to the crucial moment, they only pushed out Yang as a shield.
Gu Xiao knelt before the Marquis, weeping bitterly, and said that he and Zheng Jin had a bad relationship back then.
She then claimed that Aunt Yang was good at flattering people, so she gave her a lot of silver notes and jewelry. Little did she expect that she would take the money and lend it out to Uncle Yang.
Gu Xiao cried and kowtowed, slapping himself repeatedly across the face.
But no matter how pitiful he acted this time, the old master and the old lady did not hesitate for a moment. This family must be divided!
However, the third son of the Gu family, the youngest son of Madam Hou, has been serving as the magistrate of Tongzhou for six years and has not returned home.
They finally achieved some results and were rumored to have a chance to be transferred to the capital. At this critical juncture, they couldn't afford to split up and cause any scandals.
If we can keep Gu Xiao calm for now, then once the matter with Lao San is settled, Gu Xiao can get out of here as soon as possible!
Even Old Master Hou thought the same thing, so this time it seemed that Gu Xiao had pretended to be crazy and escaped again, but in fact he had already been sentenced to death!
Aunt Yang cried and screamed, but no one paid her any attention. Granny Lu personally watched over her and took her to a country estate.
Aunt Yang only took a bag of loose silver, a few pieces of jewelry, and a small bundle of clothes. She left the Marquis's mansion the next day.
According to the old lady's wishes, Madam Yang should "die of illness" in the mansion.
But we can't go too far now, lest Gu Xiao discover her and the old Marquis's intentions and cause things to go awry, ruining everything else!
Granny Lu led a group of people and escorted her away! The estate they went to was actually not far from the villa where the Lady of the Marquis had gone to escape the summer heat.
They are about two or three days apart, one on the left and one on the right, but they are both in the same area. However, not all Zhuangzi are the same.
Aunt Yang went to a farm in the countryside. The whole village was made up of tenants of the Marquis's family, and the house she built there was no different from the houses built by other villagers.
At most, villagers use mud bricks and mud, but they used blue bricks to build their houses.
It was a bit larger, about the same size as the landlord's house in the village, but for Yang, who was used to living in houses with glazed tile roofs, this house was completely uninhabitable.
After being banished to the estate, she was not allowed to bring any maids with her; neither Granny Zhou nor Hanqiao came along.
The village did provide a family with an elderly couple, their son, daughter-in-law, and two children to cook and serve them.
But as soon as Granny Lu gave the order not to leave the house, the old woman glanced at her and knew that this was someone who had been kicked out and sent to their place.
Although he did not intend to deliberately mistreat Aunt Yang in the future, he was no longer afraid and no longer respected her.
Aunt Yang was so heartbroken that she couldn't stop crying and was busy handing over the responsibilities to herself.
But nobody bought into her act, except for the old woman's granddaughter from the village who wanted to help her with her luggage.
As a result, Aunt Yang slapped the little girl, making her stagger and almost fall to the side. Fortunately, someone nearby caught the little girl.
Yang looked closely and realized that this person looked remarkably like Dezi.
When Dezi saw the surprise in her eyes, he smiled, and Aunt Yang finally realized what was happening!
That heartless, rotten-bellied old hag, Granny Zhou! It's her! It's her! Aunt Yang was about to scream!
Before he could even call for Granny Lu to come over, she promptly slapped him twice across the face.
Instantly, Yang's face swelled up, and she realized her current predicament, so she fell silent.
Dezi and another servant were left behind to keep watch, otherwise, they were afraid that the people on the estate were too honest and would be scolded or coaxed away by Aunt Yang.
Open the door again and send a message outside! Granny Lu came and went like the wind, and ate a farm-style meal at the estate.
After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, they left with their entourage. The chicken was stewed in an iron pot, served with rice and a bowl of cucumber soup.
The Second Madam felt at ease leaving Dezi here to look after Aunt Yang.
When Aunt Yang stopped Zhou from saving her son, Dezi was beaten and left with a limp. He was sold to a slave trader, but they couldn't find a buyer.
Granny Zhou gave the slave trader money again, to prevent Dezi from being sold there.
Later, they came up with another way to redeem Dezi, but he was lame in one leg, making it difficult for him to work outside.
Moreover, the family had been servants for generations, and they always felt empty inside when they were away from home.
Having seized the opportunity, Granny Zhou didn't make any other requests, except to tell Zheng Jin to buy Dezi back.
But he was lame in one leg, so it wasn't good for him to work in the manor. It was just right to send him to the estate so he could have a proper job.
Moreover, seeing that he was entrusted with looking after Consort Yang, the Second Madam felt completely at ease. She believed that Dezi would never allow Consort Yang to leave the mansion.
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